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Avro Vulcan VX770 disintegrating during fast low pass at RAF Syerston in 1958
The Avro Vulcan
The second of the Royal Air Force's "V bombers," the Vulcan, together with the Valiant and Victor, contributed to Great Britain's nuclear...
The Me 163 that intercepted a Spitfire PR XI but failed to engage because the rocket-powered fighter ran out of fuel just as its...
Although the Me 163 rocket-powered fighter had a frighteningly high top speed and rate of climb, its endurance was very limited
With cameras, a more...
The A-12CB, the Oxcart carrier-based mach 3 spy plane that never was
The A-12CB (Carrier Based) was a minor study for a major change in operations for the Oxcart: flight to and from aircraft carriers
Project Oxcart,...
USAAF B-26 Marauder pilot buzzed the flight deck of Japanese Aircraft Carrier Akagi to save his crew
Jun. 4, 1942, 7:10 a.m., 150 miles northwest of Midway Atoll... Moments after releasing a torpedo at the Japanese carrier Akagi, the B-26 Marauder...
B-25 Mitchell WWII medium bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
On Jul. 28, 1945, Lieutenant Colonel William F. Smith lost his way while flying a B-25 Mitchell bomber. Emerging from a low cloud at...